Example sentences of "[noun prp] started [to-vb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they had gone , Maisie started to pick at the grass with her fingers . |
| 2 | As Jake started to come round the desk towards her , she turned away , averting her eyes . |
| 3 | Left to his own vices , deserted even by his friend Little Chef , who 'd gone with Ricky , Wayne started to fiddle with the bolt . |
| 4 | As he shrieked through his loudspeaker , the Sturmabteilungen started to stream through the crowd , their red shirts now on full display , hitting out at all who stood before them . |
| 5 | It was not until well after the war began that Iraq started to diversify in the direction of France , with the Mirage and Super Etendard , both capable of delivering the much-discussed Exocet air/surface ( AS ) missile . |
| 6 | ‘ It would be something though , would n't it , ’ Carew persisted , ‘ if Kinsella started to dip into the funds for his own personal use . |
| 7 | Again , according to Escoffier himself a Paris factory , the Maison Fontaine took up the canned tomato industry , the whole department of the Vaucluse started to specialise in the same business , and it was only after the events recorded by him that Italy and America introduced their own versions of canned tomatoes . |
| 8 | When I finished , Shadwell started to applaud with the tips of his fingers , as if scared his hands would give each other a disease . |
| 9 | Rostov started to walk towards the boat , then stopped . |
| 10 | Rostov started to walk towards the door . |
| 11 | Annie started to clamour for the story to go on . |
| 12 | Understanding that their design needed some improvements , Bell started to work on the basic airframe as GE started to improve the powerplant . |
| 13 | Henry started to slide down the wall . |